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Thania Garcia Mitski has expanded her North American tour to include a slate of new dates in Michigan, Maryland, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Oregon and California. In support her last full length LP “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We,” Mitski will open the jaunt in Miami on Jan. 26 with support from already-announced acts Tamino, Sunny War, Julia Jacklin, Cowboy Junkies, and Sarah Kinsley.

After scoring big at such recent award shows as the Golden Globes and the Critics’ Choice Awards, FX‘s The Bear has continued down the path of awards glory, claiming six statuettes at the 2023 Primetime Emmys.

Taylor Swift has congratulated Ebon Moss-Bachrach for his win at the Critics Choice Awards after he thanked her in his acceptance speech.At the 2024 Critics’ Choice Awards, which took place in Santa Monica on Sunday (January 14), Ebon Moss-Bachrach won Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Richie on The Bear. In his acceptance speech, he thanked Swift in a reference to the season two episode ‘Forks’, where Richie attempts to obtain Taylor Swift concert tickets for his ex-wife and daughter.

Law & Order and Chicago lineups are finally back with new episodes following the writers' and actors' strikes. its 25th (!) season, while the baby of the Chicago series—that would be Chicago Med—turns nine.Speaking of SVU—plus the OG, Law & Order, and Organized Crime—we have a preview of each show, below.

Michael Jackson is about to begin principal photography, with a release date now locked in.The film will be titled Michael, and it will star the musician’s nephew Jaafar Jackson, 27, in the title role.The production company behind the film, Lionsgate, has confirmed that the film will receive a theatrical release in the United States on April 18, 2025.Michael will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who is known for films including Training Day, The Equalizer and Brooklyn’s Finest. It will also be written by John Logan, who has previously written on films including Gladiator, The Aviator, Skyfall and Spectre.Given the connection to the Jackson estate, it is unclear whether the film will explore the most controversial aspects of his life, including the allegations of child sexual abuse.In other Michael Jackson news, in December, it was announced that the audio from Jackson’s first ever studio session would be released as part of a limited-edition package.The recording was made 56 years ago, when Jackson was aged just nine and entered the One-derful studios in Chicago for the very first time with his brothers.In the session – which took place on July 13, 1967 – The Jackson Five produced a song titled ‘Big Boy’, and it has been confirmed that this was the first time that the iconic singer’s voice was put on tape.Visit here for more information and to purchase the track.

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When an achilles injury to frontman Zack de la Rocha put an end to Rage Against the Machine's 2023 tour plans it was hoped that the band would eventually reschedule. However, drummer Brad Wilk has said it is likely the band will never return to the stage. "I want to let you know that RATM (Tim, Zack, Tom and I) will not be touring or playing live again," Wilk wrote on Instagram.

The original Chicago cast of the newly reimagined The Who’s Tommy will join star Ali Louis Bourzgui when the musical revival opens on Broadway in March.

Billy Corgan has debuted a new song together with Wizzo The Wizard, a character from Chicago’s Bozo The Clown television series, on NBC Chicago’s New Year’s Eve broadcast.On New Year’s Eve (December 31), Madame Zuzu’s – the tea shop Corgan started with his wife Chloe Mendel in Highland Park – was featured as a satellite venue on NBC Chicago’s New Year’s Eve countdown programme.The venue staged performances backed by a jazz band, including the debut of a new song Corgan penned about Wizzo The Wizard, a side character from WGN-TV’s The Bozo Show.The variety series, which ran from 1960 to 2001, starred Bozo The Clown as its main personality, and occasionally featured Wizzo The Wizard, who was played by the late Marshall Brodien. During the New Year’s Eve programme, Brodien’s son filled in as the character, miming along with a tuxedoed Corgan for the quirky number.Following the broadcast, various fans took to social media to express their confusion over Corgan’s new song and performance.

Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk has announced that the band “will not be touring or playing live again”.Today (January 3), Wilk took to his personal Instagram account to post a statement on behalf of Rage Against The Machine, where he addressed the band’s previously cancelled 2023 dates and whether replacement shows will be announced.“I know a lot of people are waiting for us to announce new tour dates for all the cancelled RATM shows,” he wrote. “So, while there has been some communication that this may be happening in the future… I want to let you know that RATM (Tim, Zack, Tom and I) will not be touring or playing live again.”Wilk repeatedly expressed his regret over the band’s situation, concluding his statement with an apology: “I’m sorry for those of you who have been waiting for this to happen.

It’s goodbye once again for Rage Against The Machine. In a note to fans, drummer Brad Wilk said that the “Public Service Announcement” reunion tour won’t resume, and the group is not carrying on in any form.

The Eagles are returning to the road with special guest Steely Dan as part of their ongoing farewell ‘The Long Goodbye Tour’ which they’ve teased will run until 2025.Along the way, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Deacon Frey, Vince Gill and co. will swing into major cities — for possibly the final time — like Phoenix, St.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has set a Broadway record for weekly ticket sales for a non-musical play, reporting a gross of $2,718,487.50 for the week ending Sunday. It was one of several high marks achieved for Main Stem shows in 2023’s final box office frame.

A Scots woman has paid a touching tribute to her late gran by hiding 22 elephants across the world to keep her memory alive.

annus horribilis for the entertainment industry (and the world). After the dual strikes effectively shut down most production from May through November, the doors have reopened again onto a landscape that’s been forever changed. The realities of the streaming bubble and the rifts between legacy media v.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The dual Hollywood strikes wiped out much of the scripted programming this fall on the linear networks. And yet, according to Variety‘s annual list of the year’s 100 most-watched primetime telecasts, we actually watched more entertainment fare this year. CBS’ “NCIS” led the pack in 2023 with 12 episodes making the list, followed by the Eye’s “Blue Bloods,” with five.

Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, The Eagles, The Beach Boys and Billy Joel to tireless road veterans Grand Funk Railroad, Marshall Tucker Band, .38 Special, Southside Johnny and Three Dog Night, it’s likely one of your favorite artists from way back when may be coming to a venue near you soon.It should also be noted that some of these tours are more urgent than others — a few of these iconic stars from yesteryear are conducting their final run of farewell shows before hanging up their mics and electric guitars for good.So, to make sure you’re in the loop, our team found the 52 (!) most notable classic rockers on the road in 2024 who’ve been at it from the Watergate era all the way to the days of the World Wide Web.Alls you have to do to find 2024’s best in live rock and roll is scroll.Runs April 28 through July 17.Runs March 19 through Nov. 22.Featuring Sting on select dates.Runs Jan. 11 through Aug. 9.Featuring Steely Dan.Runs Jan. 5 through March 16.Featuring The Black CrowesTour dates are TBD.Runs Jan. 12 through Oct. 26.Runs July 10 through Sept. 7.Featuring Steve Miller Band, Heart and Cheap Trick on select dates.Runs Feb. 9 through Sept. 8.Featuring Black Stone Cherry and The Outlaws.Runs March 8 through Sept. 22.Featuring John Waite.Runs Jan. 19 through Nov. 9.Runs Jan. 26 through March 2.Runs April 18-21.Featuring Men At Work’s Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Toto’s Steve Lukather and more.Runs May 22 through June 1.Runs Jan. 24 through May 23.Runs Feb. 21 through March 9.Runs Jan. 18 through Aug. 24.Runs Feb. 10 through July 28.Runs Jan. 27 through June 14.Jan. 13.Runs Feb. 10 through March 9.Runs Feb. 8 through Aug. 10.Runs March 3 through April 14.Featuring Charlie Sexton.Runs Jan. 11 through Sept. 15.Runs Feb. 16

Matthew Morrison is getting ready to play Billy Flynn in Chicago The Musical, but Broadway fans will need to travel half-way around the world to see his performance!

box in “boxed sets.” Here are a dozen-plus doorstops that rocked our writers’ world this year, including elaborate sets from Prince, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jason Isbell, the Who, Charlie Parker, Costello/Bacharach, the “Nuggets” era and the songwriters of Stax. Forgive me if I shed some tears of joy over “Tim: Let It Bleed Edition,” a collection that instantly vaults nearly to the top of my list of the most essential album-centric boxed sets ever released.

Matthew Perry in a heartfelt obituary polished by The Guardian.Driver and Perry, who died at age 54 on Oct. 28, appeared together in the 2003 production of David Mamet’s “Sexual Perversity in Chicago.”“He had been in a good place when we were doing the play, but the thing about him was he was like a light. He was one of those people who just made other people feel good.